In English: This manicure is inspired by a gradient that Emma did earlier this year. It has sort of been brewing in the back of my head since I liked it so much. My gradient was a bit rougher in every way – the transitions were more marked and the structure of the polishes was rougher. I do think I like hers better, actually.
I used three polishes from the Depend Rough Glitter collection for this mani; pale gold Mr Snowman (5030), purple Make a Wish (5032) and black Elf Kisses (5033). All are press samples. They didn’t work very well for sponging, though, because the mani became a little grey. This is probably because quite a lot of the colour is in the base, that is absorbed by the sponge. My first reaction was actually that I didn’t like this very much, but it grew on me. I also got quite a few compliments for it, so it wasn’t so bad after all. It is worth noting that these polishes do have a very rough structure, and at first it felt sort of like having sandpaper on my nails, which I didn’t like that much. It got worn down pretty quickly though (at about the same pace that I started liking the mani more – there might have been a connection…)